Investing
Investment Purchases
Microsoft Investment Purchases increased by 22.0% to $12.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 168.4%, from $4.47B to $12.01B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -17.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $14.88B | $10.31B | $2.51B | $8.72B | $4.92B | $5.01B | $11.60B | $9.06B | $11.98B | $8.46B | $4.26B | $2.18B | $2.83B | $1.62B | $2.05B | $4.47B | $21.63B | $17.67B | $9.85B | $12.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | -30.7% | -75.7% | +248.2% | -43.6% | +1.9% | +131.4% | -21.9% | +32.1% | -29.4% | -49.7% | -48.7% | +29.7% | -42.8% | +26.5% | +118.2% | +383.5% | -18.3% | -44.3% | +22.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -66.9% | -51.4% | +363.0% | +3.9% | +143.5% | +68.8% | -63.3% | -75.9% | -76.4% | -80.9% | -51.9% | +104.9% | +664.1% | +990.8% | +380.2% | +168.4% |
Range$1.62B – $21.63B
CAGR-4.4%
Avg YoY Growth+151.3%
Median YoY Growth+36.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's investment purchases?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported investment purchases of $12.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's investment purchases increased by 168.4% year-over-year, from $4.47B to $12.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's investment purchases has grown at a -17.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $62.92B to $29.78B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.